Cuspidor.



W. P. HYS.

CUSPIDOR.

APNIC/moa man APR.24, 1914.

lg, f Patented Aug. 3, 19195.

` WILLIAM E'. HAYES, OF MILLER, SUU'TI- DAKOTA. l

CUSPIDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nlug. 3, i315? `Application filed April 24, 1914. Serial No.334,162.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, VILLIAM l). HAYES, citizen of the United States,residing at Miller, in the county of Hand and State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cuspidors especially designed for use inautomobiles and aims to provide a device of this character particularlyadapted for attachment within the closed type of automobile orlimousine.

A further object of the invention is to4 provide a cuspidor which may bereadily attached, and which is so constructed that the contents thereofwill be positively preventedI from spilling.

The invention has as a further object to provide a cuspidor including apeculiarly shaped bowl provided with. a neck, the bowl being so formedas to not only prevent spattering of sputum directed into the bowl eX-teriorly thereof, but will at the same time, direct such sputumimmediately into the neck of the cuspidor which neck carries at itslower extremity a detachably connected receptacle which may be readilyremoved for cleaning. And a still further object of the invention is toprovide a cuspidor which will not present an unsightly appearance andwhich will be simple in construction and which may thus be readilymanufactured and placed upon the market.

With these and other objects in view my invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated'inthe accompanying drawings, and thenspecifically pointed out in the claim which isy attached to and forms apart `of this application.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view partlybroken away showing my improved cuspidor in position within anautomobile, the portion of the automobile illustrated beingconventionally shown, Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of thecuspidor, this view also showing the support therefor, and Fig. 3 isavertical sectional view showing the manner in which the receptacle isconnected to the neck of the bowl. Corresponding and like parts arereferred to in the following description and indicated in all the viewsof the drawings by the same reference characters. y

My improved cuspidor may be formed of metal, porcelain, or any othersuitable n1a terial and preferably includes substantially ovate bowl 10,the walls of which conconcave inner face. The forward wall, lll. of ifthe bowl preferably merges into the neck 11 as shown atV 15 abovethe'point where the rear wall 12 merges into said neck, and said wall 14is curved outwardly and upwardly away from the rear wall l2, and islongitudinally bowed adjacent its upper extremity as shown at 16, thefree extremity of said wall being .arved 4inwardly toward the freeextremitj' the wall 12.

The bowl 10 isA provided 'with a suitable opening 17, preferablysurrounded by a bead 18 formed on the bowl, the edges of said opening'being inclined upwardly from the free extremity of the wall le to thefree extremity of the wall 12. this construction it will be observedthat foreign matter coming within the bowl and striking the lwall la'will be immediately directed into the yneck 11. Particular attention iscalled said wall acting to direct such matter down,l

wardly toward the neck 1l, any foreign matter coming against the innerface of the yto the peculiar formation and the relative wall and havinga tendency to sputter being retained by the portion 13 of said wall by fwhich suchV mattei' is directed inwardly of the bowl.4 Particularattention is also called to the construction whereby the rear wall 12merges with the walls of the neclr 11 be low the point where the frontwall l1li merges with such wall ofthe neck. By this arrangement sputumcrother foreign matter is pra vented from collecting immediately at thepoint where the walls of the bowl merge into the walls of the neck,where it could `readily'be observed and. lwould present a walls of saidreceptacle being; externally screw threaded to engage the screw threadsformed on the vflange 2O of the head. rlhe bottom wall' of thereceptacle 2l is preferably providedl with an exteriorly disposed lug;22 which may be readily engaged by a wrench or other tool to disengagethe reoeptacle 2l from the head l@ and it will be observed that thereceptacle may be easily detached .for cleaning by simply unscrewing' itfromithe head 19 and may thus be kept in a sanitary condition.

My improved cuspidor is especially designed to be arranged withinautomobiles of the closed type, such as limousines and maybe secured in.any convenient position therein. In Fig; l of the drawings, I have shownthe cuspidor as applied to the front wall of a limousinenand insupporting the cuspidor, a bracket 23 is preferably employed, suchbracket being formed in sections 24 and 25, the section 24 being securedtothe wall of [vehicle in any suitable manner and beinfiprovided withainentral recess adaptedto receive the neck 11 of the cuspidor, hemember 25 isfpreferably moved from the vehicle' when desired.

F rom the foregoing description, fit will l.

ideeen? vran, 3e1nent the Cnspidor is not only rrnly' c heldin positionbut may be readily retherefore be apparentthat I provide a very simpleand efiicient construction for the purpose set'forth, such as may bereadily placed within an automobile and wherein tle re- 5S ceptacle ofthe cuspidor can easilyV be removed and thuskept in a sanitary conditionIt will also be seen that I provide a very elicient constructie v ofbowlfor my im proved cispidor suoi as will not only prevent spatteringor splashing, but is so formed as to at the same time prevent the'collection of foreign or unsightly matter at the head of the neckoftheXcuspidor leading' from the bowl. 65 Having thus described myinvention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

ln a receptacle of the class described, a bowl, a stem communicating atits upper 7o end with the bowl and extending vertically downwardly fromthe bottom of the bowl and providedwith a dared lower end in teriorlythreaded, and a receiving vessel provided with a threaded -ange at itsupper end removably fitted into the fla-red end of the neck, and asquared head upon 'the i bottom of the said receiving vessel.

In testimony whereof l alx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, WILLIAM l?. HAYES. [n a] Witnesses.:

y G. Ejxfgnnnnson, A; McCoy.

